SPREADS August crush trades to 97.28c/bu while oilshare trades to 47.87%. Sep oilshare trades to 47.27%. Sep/Dec corn spread is firmer with an inverse from 3 1/2c to 4 3/4c, while Dec/March carry narrows into 7c from 7 1/4c. August /Nov bean inverse finds lower values at 52c from 56 1/4c, while Sep/Nov trades from 11c down to 9c. Sep/Dec meal trades from $4.10 to $4.80 carry. Sep/Dec wheat trades from 8c to 8 3/4c carry. PALM OIL Holiday NEWS The stock market started the evening with 155 pt gains and is currently up 130 pts. The US dollar trades higher to 93.11 while crude trades in the red down to $65.78/barrel. CALLS Calls are as follows: beans: 18-22 higher meal:&...
What You Need to Know Today: Russia rejected calls for a ceasefire in the Black Sea, including a proposal to halt attacks on civilian shipping that could help restore grain flows from Ukrainian ports. Tyson Foods announced plans to permanently close its Joslin, Illinois, beef processing facili...
The big news in the cattle markets yesterday was Tyson Foods’ move to close two more beef plants. One of them, the Joslin, Illinois, plant was shuttered immediately after the announcement. The other, in Eagle Mountain, Utah, is a case-ready plant that does not slaughter cattle. Tyson also...
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released the Consumer Price Index (CPI) on Wednesday. In July, the CPI rose 0.1 percent, seasonally adjusted, and rose 3.4 percent over the last 12 months, not seasonally adjusted. The index for all items less food and energy, or the “core” infla...
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Accountability and a comprehensive approach to export programming
WPI’s team helped construct a strategic approach to develop, implement, and track promotional activities in 8 key regions across the globe for an agricultural export association. With continued progress measurement and strategic advisory services from WPI, the association has seen its ROI from investments in promotional programming increase by 44 percent over the past 5 years. Not only does this type of holistic approach to organizational strategy provide measurable results to track and analyze, it fosters top-down and bottom-up organizational accountability.